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From left to right, Amos Johnson, little Carla Thomas, County Commissioner Ed. Mclntyre, County Commissioner
Madison Woo, A.L. Sanders, Acting County Engineer, Rep. R.A. Dent, and County Commissioner Don Neal.
Dust Valley Becomes
History
by R.L. Oliver
“Dust Valley,” as it is
known to residents of Sunset
Avenue, has become history.
At what was termed a
“historical event” rather than a
ground breaking ceremony, Ed
Mclntyre dug the first shovel
City Council Report
The city council of Augusta
voted unanimously to appoint
William Baxter of 727 Walton
Way to fill a vacancy on the
Housing Board of Adjustments
and Appeals. The vacancy was
made with the resignation of
Henry Brooks. Baxter will
serve the unexpired term
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CELEBRITY OF THE WEEK
MISS CHARLENE NEWTON, PHOTOGRAPHER
Miss Newton is a graduate of T.W. Josey High School
where she learned her photographic skills from Mr.
Roscoe Williams. At present Miss Newton is employed
yith the Augusta Chronicle-Herald as a photographer.
And she occasionally free lances for Yhe United Press
International in this area.
As of September 3, 1971 Charlene will have been
employed at the Augusta Chronjfle-Herald two and
one-half years.
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of dirt (losing his glasses in the
process) to bring to an end the
seventy-one year old stigma of
Augusta-Richmond County.
Mr. Mclntyre said that two
other streets, Meadow and
Douglas streets were equally as
bad, and that “I hope we won’t
have to wait another seventy
through December 31, 1972.
Following his appointment
to the Board of Housing
Adjustments and Appeals Mr.
Baxter said “1 would like to see
the day come when the White
Citizens Council, the Ku Klux
Klan, and the Black Panthers
can all sit at one table.”
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years get these roads
paved?” The County
Commissioner further stated,
“It’s a shame that in 1971,
when in a city as affluent and
industrial as ours, I can stand
here and throw a brick into an
outside privvy across the
street.”
Rep. R.A. Dent, “The
paving of Sunset Avenue is the
realization of a long dream.”
Leading the gathering in
prayer, M.M. Scott, Vice
President of Pilgrim Health and
Life Insurance Company,
termed it “a demonstration of
brotherhood through
brotherhood.”
Mclntyre concluded by
relating that in December of
1971, Sunset Avenue will be
seventy-one years old, adding
“That’s a long time to wait to
get a street paved.”
Committee
of Ten
Reorganizes
Commenting on the
rumored revival of the
Committee of Ten, the
organizations advisor, Grady
Abrams told NEWS-REVIEW:
“1 think it is the truth, we
felt that we need an
organization such as the
Committee Os Teh to continue
in existence. As you know, we
went out of existence for
several months just to find out
what would happen in the
community since many of the
Negro’s in the community
stated that the Committee was
using the wrong tactics and
techniques in achieving any
worthwhile goals. So what we
did was to just get out of it and
let the Negro’s in the
community do their thing.
We found out that the only
way you can contend with the
problems of the community is
that you have to meet those
responsible for them head on.
No soft talk, no protocol, no
sweetness, or anything, you’ll
have to come on and tell just
what you want, that’s the only
way to deal, because that’s the
way we get dealt with. No
there is definitely no protocol,
or humbleness in dealing with
us.
So we feel it is about time
for us to get back together.”
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Atlanta Vice-Mayor
To Address Caucus
Black Atlanta Vice-Mayor,
Maynard Jackson, Jr. will
address Augusta’s Caucus, a
non-political group of
community blacks at the
Caucus’ monthly meeting, May
16, at Tabernacle Baptist
Baptist Church removes
junk from City lot
On Saturday May 1, 1971 in
the nine hundred block of
Gwinnett Street Rev. Lee
Wallace, in overalls, standing in
a lot next to 930 Gwinnett
Street with his leg resting on a
Tow Truck. “Ever Thankful
Baptist Church is making an
effort to clean up the area, so
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Councilwoman Carrie Mays
Opposes Unification
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Mrs. Carrie Mays held a news
conference on Monday May 3,
1971 to announce her
Hyde Park Residents
Disturbed Over Paving
A group of Hyde Park
residents led by Mrs. Mary
Utley attended Tuesday’s (May
4, 1971) session of Richmond
County Commissioners regular
monthly meeting.
Mrs. Utley told the
Commissioners how the
residents of her area are
Church at 7:30 p.m.
The articulate vice-mayor
will address himself to
pertinent issues facing Georgia
and the nation. The entire
community is urged to attend.
we brought a Tow Truck and
today we are going to move all
of these junked automobiles
from this lot,” said the pastor.
With that Rev. Wallace
unassisted began the hard
chore of hooking up
automobiles that had been left
sitting in the lot for months.
opposition to the proposed
Unification charter to be voted
on May 25, 1971. Mrs. Mays,
in a prepared statement, said
“Gentlemen of the News
Media, as an elected official of
the people I feel strongly that
myself and other elected
officials should take a stand for
or against any issues that will
affect the people whom they
serve. After much study and
deliberation 1 must oppose the
present charter for a unified
government. I am in favor of
progress and better
government. In my opinion, I
continually disturbed over the
fact there is only one paved
street in their vicinity, and
asked the county to help by
paving other streets.
In reply, Commissioner Ed
Mclntyre stated that the board
is seeking additional funds to
pave all unpaved roads and
streets in the county, that at
present the requests are huge
but funds are at a minimum.
“We would also like to say that
we are requesting money for
other areas as well. As I have
mentioned on many other
occasions, we have some 350
miles of unpaved roads in
Richmond County, there is no
way in the world we can
eliminate all of these problems
in one year, but we are
working on them very
religiously, and certainly, we
hope we can give you some
relief very soon,” Mclntyre
said.
Tax Shelter
Main Issue
The Citizens Voter League
held a panel discussion on the
issues surrounding the
Unification Charter, at the
Doughty Recreation Center,
Tuesday May 4, 1971. What
started out to be a discussion
actually turned into a debate
about the tax shelter given
local industries, and big
business in the Augusta-
See TAX SHELTER Page 3
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NBL Opens New Office
The Atlanta Business League
and the CSRA Business League
are proud to announce the
appointment of Mr. Harvey
Johnson as Assistant Project
Director of the National
Business League’s Project
Outreach - Atlanta Regional
Office. Mr. Johnson is assigned
to carry out NBL’s program of
management and technical
assistance in the Augusta area,
and is assigned to work directly
with the CSRA Business
League.
Mr. Johnson brings to the
project a wealth of training and
experience. He comes to his
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am not convinced that this
charter will provide a better
government for the total
community.
It is too loosely constructed
as a time table change on
services.
It does not provide the same
level of services for the total
community.
It removes certain
government officials who are
directly responsible to the
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Sims Knocks Violence
At Peace Rally In
Allen Park
Wednesday, May 4, 1971 --
Speaking before a peaceful
gathering of some 100 persons
sitting on the ground, the Rev.
Arthur D. Sims unloaded a
verbal barrage at violence, and
people he called “false
prophets.”
“Violence is what is wrong
with this country now. No!
Violence is not the answer to
our problems,” the young
minister stated.
Sims continued; “I would
like to say simply and clearly
that there have been many
rumors about this rally, there
have been many false prophets
who have said that this
demonstration is one to start
violence, to start another riot,
and I have been the victim of
many threats about coming
here to speak. I feel that this
gathering here is one of
togetherness whereby black
and white can come together
position from the Georgia
Railroad Bank where he served
as a commercial loan trainee.
This experience will be most
valuable in carrying out his
function of loan packaging.
The CSRA Business League
Project Office is located at
1130 Gwinnett Street and will
be fully operational June 1,
1971.
Persons or businesses
interested in assistance in going
into business, expanding an
existing business, or seeking
the solution to problems in
their business should call
722-0822 for assistance.
people.
Also the Treasurer, who in
my opinion, should account to
the people as to how our
monies are being spent. Our
form of government has always
been a system of checks and
balances.
The Sheriff as the top law
enforcement officer would no
longer be responsible to the
people in that capacity. The
new proposed government
would be so expensive it could
not help but increase taxes.
With these considerations in
mind, I would have to vote no
on consolidation.”
and sit down and work out a
better form of government for
all people, and I think certain
people are going to be mighty
disappointed when they find
out just what has happened
here.”
The highlight of Sims’
speech centered around
violence as he cited, “Self
protection, yes! Violence, no!”
Other participants on the
platform during the rally were,
coordinator Bill Brunkhurst,
Mrs. Margie Rece, Bruce Yates
and Gary Long. Long said that
President Nixon was toying
with veterans when they
demonstrated in Washington,
D.C. The Nixon administration
by throwing them off of
capitol grounds was an inept
attempt to forget about the
veterans in order to get
re-elected. “The Washington
7000 who were arrested were
illegal, but so is the war in Viet
Nam and Cambodia, and the
dropping of bombs on North
Viet Nam.”
Speaker Bruce Yates, “We
are here, no anti anything, but
for peace and to stop our
governments devastation of
Indo China.”
At one point during the rally
the Rev. Sims led the throng in
the civil rights song “We Shall
Overcome.”
About women Rev. Sims
related; “Women are saying no
longer are we going to be the
convenience of men, no longer
are we going to be tools of
manipulation, no longer are we
going to be servant of male
asperation.”
On the dress code problem
facing long hair wearers, the
pastor pointed out that during
last year’s march to Atlanta
there were many youngsters
wearing their hair long, but
from them you had doctors
when needed, you had lawyers
when needed, as well as
ministers and other
professional people. These
people are fed up with the
system and other codes that’s
why they wear their hair long.
It was visibly apparent that
there were more policemen and
news media personnel at the
rally than there were
demonstrators. The rally came
to a close and demonstrators
went their way home with no
incident occurring.